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Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta (4 August 1845 – 5 November 1915) was an Indian politician and lawyer from Bombay. He was knighted by the British Government in India for his service to the law. He became the Municipal commissioner of Bombay Municipality in 1873 and its president four times – 1884, 1885, 1905 and 1911. [1]
Pherozeshah Mehta. President: 1845-1915 (Calcutta, 4 1890) Sir Pherozeshah Mehta was born on August 4, 1845 in Bombay where he spent the greater part of his life. His father, Merwanji Mehta, belonged to a family of merchants.
Aug 23, 2023 · Pherozeshah Mehta, also known as Firoz Shah Mehta or Sir Pherozeshah Mehta. He was a prominent figure in Indian history, particularly during the British Empire . He grew up to become one of the most influential leaders in Bombay.
May 16, 2024 · Important Moderate Leaders: Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta, D.E. Wacha, W.C. Bonnerjea, S.N. Banerjee, Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Methods adopted during Moderate Phase. The moderate phase congressmen had implicit faith in the efficacy of peaceful and constitutional agitation within the four walls of the law and slow, orderly political progress.
Dec 3, 2023 · Pherozeshah Mehta was an influential Indian politician, lawyer, and a key figure in the early Indian independence movement. Born into a Gujarati Parsi family in Bombay, British India, he was a pioneer in many areas, being the first Parsi to receive a Master of Arts degree and to be called to the Bar from Lincoln’s Inn.
Pherozeshah Mehta was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress and its President in 1890. He was a brilliant orator, a leading lawyer, active social worker, ardent nationalist, and an outstanding public figure of his time.
Sir Pherozeshah Mehta (born Aug. 4, 1845, Bombay [now Mumbai], India—died Nov. 5, 1915, Bombay) was an Indian political leader, planner of the municipal charter for Bombay (now Mumbai) and founder of the English-language newspaper Bombay Chronicle (1913).
Apr 17, 2022 · Pherozeshah Mehta was dubbed "Bombay's Lion." He was born in Mumbai on August 4, 1845. In 1864, he became the first Parsi to receive a Master's degree from Elphinstone College. He was a driving force behind a number of municipal, social, and political reforms.
Sir Pherozeshah Mehta (1845-1915) was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, a member of the Imperial Legislative Council of India, and an outstanding leader of the Bombay municipality. Pherozeshah Mehta was probably born in Bombay, of respectable middleclass Parsi parents.
When Gandhi arrived in India, Pherozeshah Mehta presided over the public meeting, held on January 12, 1915, to welcome him. He was appointed a fellow of the Bombay University in 1867 and remained a member of the senate and the syndicate for several decades.
